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Michael Douglas clarifies oral sex cancer comments; interviewer stands by his story
Zap2itMichael Douglas had the internet all abuzz Monday (June 3) when he seemingly said in an interview with The Guardian that his throat cancer was caused by HPV (human papillomavirus, which he said one contracts from cunnilingus. Now Douglas' rep has...Tags: Substance Abuse, Awards and Prizes, Nobel Prize Awards, American Cancer Society, Viral Diseases and Infections
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Is Bacon Really Too Dangerous for Human Consumption?
HealthLike many people, I get a lot of my news from social media sites like Facebook and Twitter. For instance, if I had not checked Facebook yesterday, I would not have known about the destructive tornado in Oklahoma until I read about it in this morning... -
Soderbergh shines light on Liberace's secret life
Contra Costa TimesWALNUT CREEK, Calif. If you're going to make a movie that invites viewers into the outrageous world of flamboyant showman Liberace, you had better be ready to amp up the glamour and bring the bling. With HBO's "Behind the Candelabra," director Steven...Tags: Jerry Weintraub, Entertainment, Richard LaGravenese, Lady Gaga, Matt Damon
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HPV-related throat cancers multiplying
It is well known that HPV (human papillomavirus) can lead to deadly cervical cancer in women, but the virus is causing cancer in men as well. Throat cancers caused by HPV are showing up typically in men with little or no history of smoking, said Dr. Kevin...
Tags: Medical Research, Health Treatments, Vaccines, Disease Prevention, Drugs and Medicines
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Blues legend James Cotton tells his story, in song
Bluesman James Cotton has lived the kind of life they make movies about. He toiled on a Mississippi plantation from earliest childhood, found himself orphaned at age 9, practically was raised by blues master Sonny Boy Williamson II and flourished as a...
Tags: Music, Entertainment, Austin (Chicago, Illinois), James Cotton, Howard Reich
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Catherine Zeta-Jones Seeks Help Again For Bipolar Disorder
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actress Catherine Zeta-Jones has sought help again for bipolar disorder, in what her publicist called a "pro-active" move to take care of her health. It's the second-known trip to a healthcare facility for the British actress...
Tags: Celebrities, Bipolar Disorder, Behavioral Conditions
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Throat cancer survivor speaks to Martinsburg High students
matthewu@herald-mail.comAfter throat cancer took his voice box, it took David Briles three years to learn how to speak a complete sentence by burping continuously. The 59-year-old Charleston, W.Va., native never regained much of his ability to laugh again, but was determined...Tags: Human Interest, Tobacco Products, U.S. Marine Corps, Human Rights, Quitting Smoking
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Hopkins scientists compete to find new solutions to treating cancer
Jason Howard, 32, posed a question to Johns Hopkins University students and doctors on Wednesday. "So how are we doing in the war against cancer?" he asked those gathered for the second annual Rangos Award for Creativity in Cancer Discovery...
Tags: Ceremonies, Radiation Therapy, Awards and Prizes, Health Treatments, Vaccines
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The Last Waltz Lives On at Bridge Street Live in Collinsville
The Last Waltz Live w/Rev Tor Band and guests, April 7, 7 p.m., $25, $35, Bridge Street Live, 41 Bridge St., Collinsvile, (860) 693-9762, 41bridgestreet.com In 2002, the world lost a distinguished and accredited journalist when Pakistani...
Tags: Music, Entertainment, The Wall Street Journal, Canton (Hartford, Connecticut), The Beat (music group)
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John Wood Summers: Former DeLand commissioner dedicated later years to art
In the 1970s and 1980s, John Wood Summers pushed for positive changes as a member of the DeLand City Commission and Volusia County Council. But in recent years — until his death on March 24 at age 75 — he was known around DeLand as the "free...
Tags: Volusia County, Windermere, Melbourne, DeLand
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State's longest serving lawmaker calls it quits
After 52 years in the General Assembly Del. Lacey Putney of Bedford has decided he’s served the people of his district long enough. Putney, who serves as an independent and caucuses with the Republicans, announced Wednesday he will not seek...Tags: Travel, U.S. House Committee on Appropriations, Trips and Vacations, Politics, Elections
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Relay for Life begins in El Centro
Staff WriterAbe Cardenas endured multiple hardships and saw hundreds of his brothers die while in the years he served in Vietnam, but to him, none of that adversity compares to the 14 months he’s dealt with cancer. “I didn’t believe this was going...Tags: Human Interest, Wars and Interventions, Leukemia, Health Treatments, Vietnam War (1955-1975)
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